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Kesko up in third quarter
1.4 per cent
Kesko up in third quarter

Despite a slight dip in September, Kesko's building and technical trade ended the third quarter with sales up by 1.4 per cent. In the three months under review, the division had sales totalling EUR 1.118 bn. The …

News16. October 2018
Sears files for insolvency and closes more stores
USA
Sears files for insolvency and closes more stores

American department store chain Sears has filed for insolvency (Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code) and is closing more stores. The…

News15. October 2018
Ignacio Sánchez heads both Leroy Merlin Spain as well as Akí
New organisation
Ignacio Sánchez heads both Leroy Merlin Spain as well as Akí

As further step towards the announced merger of Leroy Merlin España and the Spanish chain Akí at the start of 2019, …

News12. October 2018
Expo F in Panama will start two months earlier in 2019
New date in July
Expo F in Panama will start two months earlier in 2019

The Expo F 2018, International Trade Fair for Hardware & Tools, attracted 2 524 visitors. The second edition of the trade…

News11. October 2018
At least 4 per cent plus for Romania’s DIY trade
Frédéric Lamy
At least 4 per cent plus for Romania’s DIY trade

The Romanian DIY trade will reach the EUR 3 bn mark in 2018. This estimation was given by Frédéric Lamy in an exclusive interview …

News11. October 2018
Asia-Pacific Sourcing and IAW one day earlier due to Carnival
Cologne
Asia-Pacific Sourcing and IAW one day earlier due to Carnival

Asia-Pacific Sourcing 2019 will be brought forward one day in order to avoid a clash with the Cologne Carnival. The …

News10. October 2018
Bricorama closes its stores in Spain
Les Mousquetaires
Bricorama closes its stores in Spain

The French DIY store chain Bricorama is withdrawing from Spain. That is according to reports from the French and Spanish industry services LSA …

News9. October 2018
Leroy Merlin Romania to open an online shop in 2020
Test in 2019
Leroy Merlin Romania to open an online shop in 2020

In the coming year, Leroy Merlin Romania will test a click & collect service in its own stores and will have an online shop …

News8. October 2018
Screwfix to exit Germany
Kingfisher
Screwfix to exit Germany

Kingfisher is closing its 19 German Screwfix branches and thus relinquishing its plans for growth in Germany for the time being, according to the German …

News5. October 2018
Jardiland now part of Invivo Retail
France
Jardiland now part of Invivo Retail

Ten months after it was announced, the acquisition of the French garden centre chain Jardiland by the cooperative Invivo Group has now been …

News4. October 2018
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The Masterplan store
DIY InternationalObi
The Masterplan store

More franchising, more professional business, more beavers – in short, more customer experience: …

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DIY InternationalKitchen furnishings
Kitchen furniture dominates the market

This is the conclusion reached by IFH Cologne. The management consultancy Titze, on the other hand…

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Anything but pessimistic
DIY Internationalgerman garden Retail sector 
Anything but pessimistic

Obi’s Head of Purchasing, Jochen Ludwig, speaks at this year’s IVG Forum Gartenmarkt. He says: ‘The…

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